Free K-12 U.S. History & Culture
Free K-12 U.S. History & Culture, United States history, government, geography and culture for Kindergarten, K-12 students, parents, and teachers.
Match up pairs of U.S. symbols and monuments.
Read and answer riddles about famous places in the U.S.A.
Find out what life is like for children around the United States with videos, songs, recipes and games.
Learn a little about the bald eagle, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, White House and Independence Hall.
Guess the U.S. flag and put one together.
Choose a picture of the White House, Liberty Bell, Washington Monument or other symbol then start coloring online.
Find quick facts and photos about this star tennis player.
Learn about some of the people, places and events of African-American history.
Take a look at key events in African-American history.
View a timeline of African-American inventors and their inventions.
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This storybook follows the life of young Booker T. Washington.
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Match the African-American hero with the event that made him or her famous.
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He helped slaves through his writing and his speeches. Learn more about this important man.
Get a few facts and photos of this famous scientist.
Learn about Harriet and the Underground Railroad.
The life of Dr. King is told through pictures drawn by kids like you.
View a list of famous African-Americans and the find out what each was the first to do.
Native American
Learn about the daily life, history and the culture of this Southwest tribe.
Study the Native Americans of the Appalachian Mountains.
Compare daily life of Native American tribes from different regions and times.
Explore the life and times of a Native American girl growing up in the 1760s.
Experience Lakota language, dance, arts, crafts and legends.
Take time to explore the cultures of several American Indian tribes.
Learn about the Indians of the Eastern Woodlands, Plains and Southwest. Then take a quiz to review what you learned.
Explore the culture of the Native Americans of the Southwest.
Study the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
Explore the lives and cultures of the Haida and Kwakiutl.
Learn the history and culture of the Native Americans of the Great Plains.
Discover how Native Americans watched the moon, sun and stars.
American
Step into the past and find out what life was like for an escaped slave girl living in Philadelphia in the 1850s.
Learn about some of the people, places and events of African-American history.
Take a look at key events in African-American history.
Read about the events of the War Between the States.
A is for apothecary, B is for blacksmith - learn about colonial life from A to Z.
Match the settlers with the name of the colony they started and the state it was located in.
Travel back in time and meet a girl growing up in Colonial Virginia.
See what life was like for a Hispanic girl growing up on a ranch in New Mexico in 1824.
Find out what life was like for a young girl growing up during the Depression.
Explore the life and times of a 9-year-old girl growing up on the home front in America during World War Two.
Find out who they were, how they traveled and where they settled.
Explore the life and times of a young girl growing up in New York at the turn of the century.
Presidents
Watch a cartoon to learn about "Honest Abe" before he was president and what happened while he was in office.
Learn about the current President and view a list of his favorite things.
Kid-created drawings tell the life of the 16th president.
Find out about each of their birthdays, schools, hobbies, pets, family and life as president.
Did you know George Washington had his horses' teeth brushed every day? Learn a "secret" about each president.
50 States
Find state symbols, facts, a map and flag for each state as well as Washington, D.C.
Put the states in their proper place on a U.S. map.
Print out and color flags for each of the 50 states.
Government
Create a military medal for a U.S. soldier.
Find out what happens in the three branches of government.
Match the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court building with their picture and the people that work there.
Read the words to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Take an online tour of the President's home.
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